"No, Acqueious. For the life of me, you would not have his head!"
"You will not touch him, except you wish to go to war with Havillah!"
King Doran's words were made to bite.
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*gasp!*
The Aquilan courtesans in the room could be heard reacting with shocked whispers and gasps at the atrocious words of King Doran.
How could he dare speak to their king that way?... To even go so far as to threaten war!
Was the Havillian king willing to go to war with Aquila over the head of this nobleman?
Did Havillah dare defy Aquila on Aquilan grounds? Did they perhaps wish for a swift death?
The atmosphere rapidly tensed up, and the guards standing around clenched tightly to their sheathed swords waiting for the expected capture orders from the Aquilan King.
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"Doran, does Havillah dare defy me within my territory?", questioned King Acqueious, stoking the flame King Doran had started.